Al-Ahly imposes his influence on Wydad and returns from Casablanca with advances

The Al-Ahly club achieved a victory over the Moroccan Wydad with two clean goals, tonight, Saturday, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the African Champions League.

The first leg, which was played at the Mohammed V complex in Casablanca, Morocco, witnessed Al-Ahly’s superiority before the second leg at the Cairo International Stadium next Friday.

The finalist will face Al-Ahly and Wydad in the final match, which will be played on November 6, to face the winner between Zamalek and Moroccan Raja.

the match summary

Al-Ahly began the confrontation with pressure on Wydad’s defense and grabbing the ball, and the first attack came in the second minute after obtaining a fixed ball that became crossed inside the penalty area, for which Yasser Ibrahim headed over the crossbar.

Al-Ahly managed to score the first goal early after only four minutes had elapsed after Mohamed Magdy “Afsha” took advantage of a mistake by Yahya Gibran, to steal the ball and be in a solitary position in goal, before taking aim to the floor to the network.

Wydad tried to respond to Al-Ahly’s early goal after seizing the ball and retreating to the Egyptian defense lines. The first Moroccan danger came in the 15th minute after a cross from Ismail Al-Haddad headed Ayman Al-Hassouni. , who aimed next to the left post.

In the 25th minute, Al-Ahly came close to scoring a surprise goal against Wydad, after Marwan Mohsen grabbed the ball outside the area before launching a strong shot, but went over goalkeeper Reda Teknouti, who took the lead. to his goal.

Ismail Al-Haddad received a pass from behind Mohamed Hani and into the penalty area in the 38th minute, to be paid directly by Wydad’s wing without receiving it, but it culminated in the top of El-Shenawi’s crossbar in a great competition.

Referee Gianni Sikazwe awarded a penalty to Wydad in the 39th minute, following a joint ball between El-Shennawi and Gbagbo Magby, to be scored by Badie Ok, but the Al-Ahly goalkeeper blocked it before it rebounded to the Wydad player, who again aimed a weak ground in the archer’s hands.

Al-Ahly coach Pitso Musimani made the first substitution just before the start of the second half, after he paid Hamdi Fathi in place of Aliu Diang, who received a yellow card in the 20th minute of the first half.

Al-Ahly was about to score the second goal in the 57th minute, after a wonderful pass from Junior Ajay to Al-Shahat, who was completely alone in goal, but aimed the ball at the body of the friendly goalkeeper, wasting a sure goal.

Ajay manipulated Wydad’s defense in the 60th minute of the game inside the penalty area before he fired a hard ball towards the goal, but shook Yahya Gibran’s hand for the referee to count a penalty for Al-Ahly .

Ali Maaloul decided to stop the penalty ball and place it on the far right of the goal in the 62nd minute, announcing Al-Ahly’s second goal and doubling the Egyptian champion’s march.

Musimani pushed Geraldo in place of Marawan Mohsen in the 70th minute of the game in Al-Ahly’s second substitution, to activate the offensive front and move Ajay to be the forward for the remaining time.

Wydad stepped up his attack, especially from both sides and centers inside the penalty area. The 76th minute came with a ball from Awok, directly into El-Shennawi’s goal, but the Al-Ahly goalkeeper deflected it to a corner that he passed quietly.

Ahmed Al-Sheikh entered a third substitution for Al-Ahly after 84 minutes of the match, in place of Hussein Al-Shahat, to fill the right wing position after Giraldo was transferred to the left side.